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... deed is primary evidence , and should be produced to show the terms of the contract . As long as it exists , and can be ob- tained by reasonable diligence , no other written or oral evidence of its contents will be received ; but if it ...
... deed is primary evidence , and should be produced to show the terms of the contract . As long as it exists , and can be ob- tained by reasonable diligence , no other written or oral evidence of its contents will be received ; but if it ...
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... deeds , wills , and written contracts generally , even where the evidence is secondary ( k ) ; and the jury is bound to follow his construction . But it seems that the ques- tion whether an article is of a certain description ( g ) ...
... deeds , wills , and written contracts generally , even where the evidence is secondary ( k ) ; and the jury is bound to follow his construction . But it seems that the ques- tion whether an article is of a certain description ( g ) ...
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... deed or will be tendered , while the originals exist and are producible , it is reasonable to assume that the person who might have produced the original , but who omits to produce it , has some private and interested motive for tender ...
... deed or will be tendered , while the originals exist and are producible , it is reasonable to assume that the person who might have produced the original , but who omits to produce it , has some private and interested motive for tender ...
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... deed , bill of exchange , or promissory note , is pre- sumed to have been written at the time when it bears date ( m ) , and this extends even to letters ( n ) . Where indentures of a pauper's apprenticeship would have been invalid , if ...
... deed , bill of exchange , or promissory note , is pre- sumed to have been written at the time when it bears date ( m ) , and this extends even to letters ( n ) . Where indentures of a pauper's apprenticeship would have been invalid , if ...
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... deeds and wills are presumed to have been duly executed where thirty years have elapsed from the time of their execution ( y ) . The Statutes of Limitation , according to which simple contract debts cannot be recovered after six years ...
... deeds and wills are presumed to have been duly executed where thirty years have elapsed from the time of their execution ( y ) . The Statutes of Limitation , according to which simple contract debts cannot be recovered after six years ...
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